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Engineering and Management
REGGIO DI CALABRIA
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Course Objectives
GENERAL EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The Business Intelligence Laboratory, part of the Management Engineering Degree Program, aims to train professionals with the skills needed to support public and private entities in defining and implementing development strategies.
Furthermore, beyond specific technical skills, the trained professional must possess the skills that enable them to understand and correctly interpret the social, economic, political, and environmental dynamics of the contexts in which clients operate, assuming a role capable of addressing the future challenges posed by artificial intelligence.
For these reasons, the training program is based on a theoretical-applicative model, thus helping to train professionals who combine methodological-design and technical-operational skills with creative capacity, sensitivity, and critical openness to the ability to define the strategic problem of developing territories and individual businesses, taking into account resources and constraints.
The trainee will therefore also acquire skills in the evaluation and implementation of plans, programs, and projects, through knowledge of a set of methods and techniques that enable the process to be developed rationally, transparently, and effectively, but above all, through the acquisition of a goal-oriented approach.
SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Knowledge and Understanding
By the end of the course, students will understand the theoretical and methodological principles of Project Economic Evaluation applied to the Feasibility Assessment of Production Processes and will have acquired the ability to interpret, rework, and exemplify the concepts learned.
Applying Knowledge and Understanding
Through the practical exercises, students will acquire the ability to independently develop communication tools suited to meeting client needs and criteria of coherence, relevance, effectiveness, and economic feasibility.
Making Judgments
By the end of the course, thanks to the combination of theoretical lectures and practical exercises, students will be able to independently structure the client's needs and formulate original judgments based on them, in order to identify the performance system capable of meeting the expressed needs and the context in which the proposed solution will be implemented.
Communication skills
By the end of the course, students will have acquired language skills in the field of feasibility assessment of production processes and knowledge of the most appropriate communication tools for the specific type of information to be presented publicly in the evaluation context.
Learning skills
By the end of the course, students will have acquired the ability to independently explore the topics presented and advance their knowledge, through the use of both traditional and innovative sources.
Course Prerequisites
Sufficient familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite is required.
At the beginning of the course, the instructor will verify the prerequisites and, if any, will notify the coordinator so that appropriate remedial measures can be identified.
Teaching Methods
The course includes lectures and seminars (30 hours/year in the classroom)
Assessment Methods
Access Restrictions:
None
Exam Type:
Oral Exam
Assessment Criteria:
30 - 30 cum laude: Achieved a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered, presented with critical thinking and more than appropriate language; the assignment was completed fully satisfactorily, with original contributions;
26 - 29: Knowledge not memorized; good synthesis and analysis skills; correct but not entirely appropriate language; the assignment was completed satisfactorily;
22-25: Knowledge mostly memorized; synthesis and analysis skills not fully accomplished; language partially appropriate; the assignment was completed not fully satisfactorily;
18-21: Sufficient knowledge of the topics, with some gaps in knowledge and/or inappropriate language; the assignment was completed unsatisfactory;
Insufficient: Significant gaps in knowledge; inability to present concepts in a detailed manner; inappropriate language; the assignment was not completed or was completed completely unsatisfactory.
Texts
Mandatory texts:
· R. Pindyck, D. Rubinfeld, Microeconomia (capp. 7, 18). Zanichelli
· F. Delbono, S. Zamagni, Microeconomia (capp. XIII, XXIII). il Mulino
· R. Capello, Economia regionale. Localizzazione, crescita regionale e sviluppo locale (capp. IV-XII). il Mulino
· F. Calabrò, L. Della Spina (2015) Il partenariato pubblico privato per la valorizzazione degli immobili pubblici inutilizzati. Un modello sperimentale di progetto di fattibilità economica. LaborEst N. 16/2015 Inserto Speciale http://www.laborest.unirc.it/produzione-scientifica/rivista-laborest/
· Handouts provided by the instructor
Recommended reading:
· R. Capello (2025), Economia regionale. Localizzazione, crescita regionale e sviluppo locale (capp. I-III). il Mulino
· A. Tunisini, L. Ferrucci, T. Pencarelli (2020), Economia e management delle imprese. Strategie e strumenti per la competitività e la gestione aziendale. Hoepli, Milano
· R. Mussari, Economia delle amministrazioni pubbliche (capp. 1-5). McGraw Hill
· F. Martinelli (2005), La pianificazione strategica in Italia e in Europa. FrancoAngeli, Milano
· G. Fera (2008), Comunità, urbanistica, partecipazione. FrancoAngeli, Milano
· M. Pilati (2023), Problem solving e decision making. Individui, gruppi, culture e soft skill. Guerini, Milano
· C. Mio, S. Panfilo (2024), Management Accounting. McGraw Hill, Milano
· Agenda Strategica UE 2024-2029
· POR Calabria 2021-2027
Contents
1. DESCRIPTION
The course provides a framework for the dynamics within which businesses operate and the mechanisms that govern development, with particular reference to European policies and structural funds.
Business intelligence aims to streamline decision-making processes, aiming to appropriately organize the use of scarce resources, given existing constraints, in order to maximize possible results.
A defining feature of the course will be the use of evaluation as a decision-making support tool, to improve the effectiveness of plans and programs and to verify the feasibility of planned actions.
Specifically, the course aims to provide future management engineers with a general understanding of development dynamics at various scales, from European to local, in order to better understand how individual companies, whether public or private, can integrate into existing processes and achieve their mission.
2_COURSE SYLLABUS
To provide students with the theoretical and methodological tools necessary to acquire these skills, the Business Intelligence Lab will specifically address the following topics:
• Regional Growth Theories
• Elements of Economic Planning;
• Evaluation Cycle;
• Strategic Planning Case Studies.
In addition to theoretical lectures, seminars on current topics will be held, aimed at providing students with an overview of the key dynamics they will operate within and which significantly influence business intelligence, both for public and private entities. The seminars will feature scholars and practitioners from various backgrounds; where possible, participation in themed hackathons will also be organized.
3. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knowledge and Understanding
Students must acquire knowledge and understanding, expressed through the ability to listen to and process the needs of public and private clients.
In particular, the knowledge and understanding required for the acquisition of skills are aimed at economic planning methodologies in relation to the market, but also in a logic of public expediency, outside of the market.
The expected learning outcomes will be assessed through the final exam, in which the student demonstrates mastery of tools, methodologies, and critical thinking. Assessment methods include oral interviews and, where appropriate, multimedia presentations.
Applying knowledge and understanding
Through the knowledge acquired, students will equip themselves with theoretical and practical tools and application skills to address the planning process, from the cognitive analysis phase to the implementation of individual actions.
Students will be able to operate in multidisciplinary contexts and fields, which require the application of knowledge and understanding aimed at formal synthesis, integrating multiple theoretical and technical, operational and functional contributions. These contributions are aimed at verifying performance in relation to different types of users and evaluating them in terms of costs and achievable results. This is achieved through the ability to evaluate and select actions consistent with the social, economic, and environmental sustainability objectives of the Plan.
The ability to apply knowledge and understanding is achieved through the acquisition of critical and operational tools that allow for context analysis and project development, through case studies proposed by the instructor and appropriate independent literature research.
Independent Judgment
By the end of the course, students will have developed the independence needed to identify and analyze problems that require scientific-technical and theoretical-practical knowledge, developing the ability to grasp and structure user needs, as well as discuss and justify their choices.
Independent judgment is developed, in particular, through classroom discussion of the case studies presented.
Learning outcomes will be assessed through individual presentations and through opportunities for discussion with representatives from the professional, business, and institutional worlds.
Communication Skills
By the end of the course, students will have developed:
- the ability to communicate and share the Plan idea with other stakeholders;
- the ability to use appropriate methods and tools (including digital and electronic technologies) for visual, verbal, and written communication;
- the ability to listen and respond critically to the observations and points of view of others;
- the ability to work as part of a team, taking into account the contributions that other professionals make to the planning process.
Learning Ability
Upon completion of the program, students will have acquired the ability to learn, meaning they will be able to:
- possess the basic cognitive skills for continuously updating their knowledge;
- identify perspectives and objectives for their continuing education;
- know how to integrate and participate in cultural, economic, and professional life;
- operate independently and integrate into work environments, and know how to manage and evaluate their work practices both independently and in work groups.
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